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Tampa Bay Lightning “mascot” visits ESPN

Feature

May 14, 2015

| Kate Rosen

SportsCenter anchors Chris McKendry and Jay Crawford had the original idea of flying out The Lightning astronaut to visit ESPN’s Bristol campus after they saw it taunting the Canadiens in the last series. The mascot’s main objective is to taunt the opposing teams from behind the glass.

(Kate Rosen/ESPN)
(Kate Rosen/ESPN)